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Since\u00a0judging\u00a0<\/span><\/i>others is a full time profession for many, most of the world is a well employed place. Unemployment is only a myth. Though, the jury might be out on that one!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ” I am not an optimist. I am a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multi faceted, multicultural\u00a0world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will “-\u00a0Octavia Spencer<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To me,\u00a0labels<\/span><\/i> were all about what we stuck on our notebooks and textbooks in school to establish ‘ ownership<\/span><\/i>\u00a0‘ in the otherwise\u00a0sea of sameness<\/span><\/i>. When we grew up we were either at the giving or receiving end of labels like ‘ She is a prude ‘, ‘ He is an introvert ‘.’ Oh no, he is a stick in the mud ‘. ‘ She is a go-getter ‘. ‘ He is a rare talent ‘.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then\u00a0marketers<\/span><\/i>\u00a0entered the zeitgeist gleefully labelling people\u00a0as ‘ Millennials ‘, ‘ Digital Natives ‘, ‘ Baby Boomers ‘ and what have you. Labelling makes ‘\u00a0targeting<\/span><\/i>\u00a0‘ easier.\u00a0Apparently<\/b>!! That said, to me Demographics is Dead. RIP Demographics<\/em><\/span> !<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The thing with labels is that\u00a0it can be both empowering\u00a0and self-defeating. ‘I have tech phobia ‘. ‘ I am a misfit in social circles ‘. We are all multi-faceted at most times\u00a0but the weight of a\u00a0label<\/span><\/i>\u00a0buttonholes us into a default mode of the ‘\u00a0prescribed mode of conduct<\/span><\/i>\u00a0‘.\u00a0When the label description becomes the dictating narrative of our lives. The hunter becomes the hunted. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Modern day lexicon is not helping certainly. If everything is ‘ awesome<\/span><\/em> ‘ as used by most digital natives in normal conversation, is anything<\/em><\/span>? Not getting the latest fast fashion style at the brand store cannot be\u00a0 ‘traumatic<\/em><\/span> ‘. But it ends up being so. By attaching the label of \u201ctrauma\u201d to run-of-the-mill challenges, we risk amplifying their significance, making them appear insurmountable, and potentially hindering our healing journey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are all nomads here<\/span><\/i>. So, the way out is to take advantage of the fluidity of life and adapt accordingly. Labels need not come with permanent glue.\u00a0Treat them like Post-It Notes.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0There\u00a0today, not there\u00a0tomorrow. You can stick them on and peel them off, as and when you please.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Show it who is the boss- you are the landlord, the\u00a0label<\/span><\/i>\u00a0is only a fleeting tenant. Use them like tools and not get bound by them as rules.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obsessing over your own labels stops you from being an authentic version of you. You’re living up to a label someone who doesn’t know you as much as you do has given you, which is pretty weird when you think about it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As an aside, before I conclude, for those interested,\u00a0<\/span>Labelling theory<\/span><\/i>\u00a0was developed by\u00a0<\/span>Howard Becker<\/b>\u00a0and is most associated with the\u00a0<\/span>sociology of deviance.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caveat: No, I don’t think there is a word called\u00a0labellious, but I took the liberty of being rebellious.Yes, since there is a word called rebellious. 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